Texture
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Actual Textures
Occur in real objects that you can touch
Sculpture
Nature
Painting
Simulated Texture
Texture in artwork that can be seen but not touched. The texture
looks real in this painting, but the surface is smooth to the touch.
Invented Texture
Like simulated
textures, but they are
not intended to
resemble textures you
find in real life
Mosaic is the art of
decoration using tile, glass,
or other material. An artist
must piece together
thousands of tesserae (the
material used to mosaic) to
complete the project.
Mosaic tiling originated in
Rome around the 4th
century and was commonly
found on church walls,
ceilings, and floors
depicting religious events.
Mosaic depicting St.
Demetrius of the Roman
Catholic Church.
David Ascalon 2002
Tusti, California
Mosaics often took
place of a painting
technique called Fresco.
This is where an artist
paints tempera paint on
wet plaster. The paint
will stain the wall the
desired hue. Tile
mosaics proved to be
far more durable and
did not fade throughout
the years. Also, since
they do not lie on a flat
plane, their shiny
surface will reflect light
in all directions.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
Arguably the worlds
greatest fresco. It is
located in a chapel in the
Vatican City.
Note the simplicity of both the composition and the
individual figures. Why might an artist working in
mosaic find it useful to avoid overly complicated
designs?
Direct Method
People often think that mosaics are made by
pressing the pieces of tile or stone (tesserae) into a
background medium, such as cement. This is one
possible way, but the most widely used technique is
the direct method.
With the direct method, the tiles are stuck firmly into
place to a backing surface. When the adhesive has
dried, grout is applied to the mosaic to fill in the gaps.
Artists can use many different
surfaces to display their mosaics.
What will you choose?
References
Hobbs, Jack. Davis Publications, Inc. Worchester,
Mass. 2005
yahoo.com/search/images?p=mosaic+tiling
gallery.euroweb.hu/html/m/michelan/3sistina
www.cosmotor.com
http://www.istockphoto.com/imageindex/307/4/3
07417/Oil_paint_texture_I.html
http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/3d/plas4.html